Cabinet Reshuffle Could Destabilize Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is planning to reshuffle his Cabinet, but doing so could upset the country's carefully balanced government. Since early February, when the prime minister announced his intention to replace nine members of the Cabinet with professionals, technocrats and academics, the government has faced mounting pressure from the public. Demands for reform and protests against corruption are increasing, and though al-Abadi has made an effort to consult lawmakers and leaders from across the political spectrum in the reshuffling process, he will have to tread carefully to avoid inciting further unrest....